Removing The System Board Assembly - Dell Vostro 1700 Service Manual

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System Board Assembly
Dell™ Vostro™ 1700 and Inspiron™ 1720/1721 Service Manual
Removing the System Board Assembly
Replacing the System Board Assembly
The system board's BIOS chip contains the Service Tag, which is also visible on a barcode label on the bottom of the computer. The replacement kit for the
system board includes media that provides a utility for transferring the Service Tag to the replacement system board.
Removing the System Board Assembly
CAUTION: Before you begin the following procedure, follow the safety instructions in the Product Information Guide.
1. Follow the instructions in Before You
2. Remove the optical drive (see
3. Remove the hard drive (see
4. Remove all Mini-Cards (see
5. Remove the DIMM B memory module, if installed (see
6. Remove the hinge cover (see
7. Remove the keyboard (see
8. Remove the display assembly (see
9. Remove the internal card with Bluetooth wireless technology, if installed (see
10. Remove the palm rest (see
11. Remove the DIMM A memory module (see
12. Remove the modem (see Removing the
13. Remove the graphics card assembly, if installed (see
14. Remove the processor thermal-cooling assembly (see
15. Remove the processor (see
16. Remove the fan (see Removing the
17. Disconnect the USB I/O cable from the system board.
18. Disconnect the cable for the Bluetooth card with wireless technology from the system board, then remove the cable and set it aside.
19. Disconnect the speaker cable from the system board.
20. Disconnect the sniffer cable/audio cable from the system board.
21. Disconnect the consumer infrared (CIR) cable from the system board.
22. Remove the twelve M2.5 x 5-mm screws from the top of the system board.
Begin.
Removing the Optical Drive).
Removing a Hard Drive).
Removing a Mini Card).
Removing a Memory
Removing the Hinge Cover).
Removing the Keyboard).
Removing the Display Assembly).
Removing the Palm Rest).
Removing a Memory
Modem).
Removing the Graphics Card
Removing the Processor Thermal-Cooling
Removing the Processor Module).
Fan).
Module).
Removing the Bluetooth
Module).
Assembly).
Assembly).
Card).